U.S. Route 25W

U.S. Route 25W
U.S. Route 25W
Route information
	Auxiliary route of US 25
	Maintained by KYTC and TDOT
Length	145.7 mi[citation needed] (234.5 km)
Existed	November 26, 1926–present
Major junctions
South end	US 25 / US 25E / US 70 at Newport, TN
	I-40 exit 432; US 411 at Newport, TN; US 11E at Trentville, TN; Lua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a nil value). exits 393–394; I-75 / I-275 / I-640 in Knoxville, TN; US 441 in Rocky Top, TN; I-75 from Rocky Top to Caryville, TN; I-75 at Jellico, TN; I-75 at Corbin, KY;
North end	US 25 / US 25E at North Corbin, KY
Location
Country	United States
Counties	TN: Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier, Knox, Anderson, Campbell; KY: Whitley, Laurel
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided;

U.S. Route 25W (US 25W) is the western branch of U.S. Route 25 from Newport, Tennessee, where US 25 splits into US 25E and US 25W, to North Corbin, Kentucky, where the two highways rejoin.

US 25W has been included in the U.S. Highway System since the system's inception in 1926.

Route description

Tennessee

US 25W and US 25E splits at Newport, Tennessee. While US 25E goes on a northerly path towards Morristown, US 25W goes more of a westerly path to cross I-40, and to go through Dandridge, and cross I-40 for a second time. For all of its course from Newport to the east side of Knoxville, it runs concurrently with US 70. It then runs concurrently with I-640 for about two-thirds of its course around the city. It departs I-640 and the city of Knoxville, and goes furthern northwest to Clinton, in Anderson County. It goes on a concurrent run with I-75 from Rocky Top (formerly Lake City) into Campbell County. It then goes through the towns of LaFollette and Jellico.^[1] US 25W carries the secret designation of Tennessee State Route 9 for its entire course through the state.

Kentucky

Upon entry into Whitley County, Kentucky, US 25W runs parallel with and closely follow I-75 for the rest of its course, including the points where it traverses the towns of Williamsburg and Corbin. It terminates at North Corbin, where US 25E and US 25W reunites to become US 25 north of Corbin. However, US 25E continues west of this point to terminate at exit 29 of I-75 in southern Laurel County.^[5]^[6]

History

US 25W originally ran the current routing of Kentucky Route 26, and KY 90 terminated in downtown Corbin. KY 26 originally ran to KY 90 west of Corbin.^[7] At sometime in the 1940s, US 25W was rerouted to its current alignment to provide easier access to Cumberland Falls, and KY 26 ran US 25W's original course between Corbin and Williamsburg.^[8]^[9]

Major intersections

State	County	Location	mi^[10]	km	Destinations	Notes
Tennessee	Cocke	Newport	0.00	0.00	US 25E north (Dixie Highway/SR 32) / US 25 south / US 70 east (W Broadway Street/SR 9/SR 32/SR 35) – Newport, Morristown	Southern terminus; US 25W south and US 25E merge to form US 25; southern end of unsigned SR 9/SR 35 concurrency
					I-40 – Knoxville, Asheville (NC)	I-40 exit 432
					US 411 south (SR 35) – Sevierville	Northern terminus of US 411; northern end of SR 35 concurrency
	Jefferson				SR 363 west (Indian Creek Road)	Eastern terminus of SR 363
					Bridge over Douglas Lake/French Broad River
					SR 113 north to I-40 – White Pine, Morristown	Southern terminus of SR 113
		Dandridge			SR 66 north (Valley Home Road) – White Pine, Morristown	Southern end of SR 66 wrong-way concurrency
					SR 92 south (Gay Street) to SR 139 – Chestnut Hill	Southern end of SR 92 concurrency
					SR 92 north to I-40 – Jefferson City	Northern end of SR 92 concurrency
					I-40 / SR 66 south – Knoxville, Asheville	I-40 exit 415; northern end of SR 66 wrong-way concurrency
		Strawberry Plains			SR 139 north (Old Dandridge Pike) – Strawberry Plains Snyder Road to SR 66 - Kodak, Sevierville	Southern end of SR 139 concurrency
	Sevier	Strawberry Plains			SR 139 south (Douglas Dam Road) – Kodak	Northern end of SR 139 concurrency
	Knox	Trentville			US 11E north (Andrew Johnson Highway/SR 34) – Strawberry Plains, New Market, Jefferson City	Access to US 11E accessible from US 25W/US 70 east only; southern end of US 11E concurrency; Unsigned SR 9 becomes a primary route
		Knoxville			SR 168 west (Governor John Sevier Highway) – South Knoxville	Southern end of SR 168 concurrency
					Bridge over the Holston River
					I-40 east / US 11E south / US 70 west (Asheville Highway/SR 168) – Asheville, Downtown Knoxville	I-40 exit 394; northern end of US 11E/US 70/SR 168 concurrency; southern end of I-40 concurrency
					I-40 west / I-640 begins – Knoxville	Northern end of I-40 concurrency; eastern terminus of I-640; southern end of I-640 concurrency; I-40 Exit 393
					Washington Pike/Mall Road/Millertown Pike	I-640 exit 8; provides access to Knoxville Center (East Towne Mall)
					US 441 / SR 33 (Broadway/SR 71) / SR 331 (Old Broadway) – Knoxville, Fountain City	I-640 exit 6; only US 441 is signed along I-640
					I-75 north / I-275 south – Downtown Knoxville, Lexington (KY)	I-275 exit 3; I-75 exit 106; southern end of I-75 concurrency; northern terminus of I-275
					I-75 south / I-640 west – Chattanooga, Nashville	Northern end of I-640 and I-75 concurrencies; I-75/640 exit 3A
		Powell			SR 131 north (Powell Drive) – Halls Crossroads	Southern end of SR 131 concurrency
		Powell			SR 131 south (West Emory Road) – Karns	Northern end of SR 131 concurrency
	Anderson	Claxton			SR 170 (Edgemoor Road/Raccoon Valley Road) – Oak Ridge, Heiskell
		Clinton			William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge over the Clinch River
		Clinton			SR 61 (Charles G. Seivers Blvd) to I-75 – Norris, Oak Ridge	Unsigned SR 9 becomes a secondary route
		Rocky Top			SR 116 south (Creek Street) – Briceville	Southern end of SR 116 concurrency
					US 441 south (Norris Freeway/SR 71 south) to I-75 – Norris	Northern terminus of US 441/SR 71; provides access to Norris Dam, Norris Lake, and Norris Dam State Park
					I-75 south / SR 116 north (N Main Street) – Knoxville, Caryville	I-75 exit 129; northern end of SR 116 concurrency; southern end of I-75 concurrency
	Campbell	Caryville			I-75 north / SR 63 west – Lexington, Huntsville	I-75 exit 134; northern end of I-75 concurrency; southern end of SR 63 concurrency
		Caryville			SR 116 south (John McGhee Boulevard) – Vasper, Rocky Top	Northern terminus of SR 116
		LaFollette			SR 63 east (E Central Avenue) – Fincastle, Speedwell, Arthur, Harrogate	Northern end of SR 63 concurrency
		Morley			SR 90 east – White Oak, Eagan, Clairfield, Pruden, Middlesboro, KY	Western terminus of SR 90
		Jellico			I-75 – Knoxville, Lexington	I-75 exit 160
		Jellico			SR 297 west (S Main Street) – Newcomb, Elk Valley, Pioneer, Huntsville	Easter terminus of SR 297; provides access to Indian Mountain State Park
State line			111 0.000	179 0.000	Tennessee–Kentucky state line Northern end of SR 9 concurrency
Kentucky	Whitley		0.485	0.781	KY 1804 north	Southern terminus of KY 1804
		Saxton	3.379	5.438	KY 2996 west (West Creek-Saxton Road)	Eastern terminus of KY 2996
		Saxton	3.507	5.644	KY 1804 south	Northern terminus of KY 1084
		Pleasant View	6.819	10.974	KY 628 west	Eastern terminus of KY 628
		Williamsburg	10.923	17.579	KY 92 west to I-75 – Pine Knot	Southern end of KY 92 concurrency
			11.105– 11.205	17.872– 18.033	Bridge over Cumberland River
			11.533	18.561	KY 92 east – Pineville	Northern end of KY 92 concurrency
			12.125	19.513	KY 858 north	Southern terminus of KY 858
			12.319	19.826	KY 296 west – Downtown Williamsburg, University of the Cumberlands	Southern end of KY 296 concurrency
			12.422	19.991	KY 296 east	Northern end of KY 296 concurrency
			13.694	22.038	KY 858 south	Northern terminus of KY 858
			14.127	22.735	KY 26 north	Southern terminus of KY 26
			16.205– 16.249	26.079– 26.150	I-75 – Lexington, Knoxville	I-75 exit 15
			17.718	28.514	KY 836 east	Western terminus of KY 836
			18.789	30.238	KY 204 east – Williamsburg/Cumberland Falls Airport	Western terminus of KY 204
			21.914	35.267	KY 90 Spur west to KY 90 west	Eastern terminus of KY 90 Spur
			22.242	35.795	KY 90 west – Cumberland Falls S.R.P.	Eastern terminus of KY 90
			23.666	38.087	KY 511 east – Rockholds	Western terminus of KY 511
			24.861	40.010	KY 1193 north (Walker Branch Road) – Laurel River Lake	Southern terminus of KY 1193
			28.244	45.454	KY 727 east – Corbin	Western terminus of KY 727
		Corbin	29.551	47.558	I-75 south – Knoxville	Exit 25 from I-75 south and ramps to I-75 south
			29.628	47.682	I-75 north – London, Lexington	Exit 25 from I-75 north and ramps to I-75 north
			30.425	48.964	KY 3041 east	Western terminus of KY 3041
			30.795	49.560	KY 1259 west	Western terminus of KY 1259
			32.115	51.684	KY 26 south – Williamsburg	Northern terminus of KY 26
			32.977	53.071	KY 727 west (Fourth Street)	Eastern terminus of KY 727
			33.278	53.556	KY 312 west	Southern end of KY 312 concurrency
			33.464	53.855	KY 312 east	Northern end of KY 312 concurrency
	Laurel	Corbin	34.142	54.946	KY 830 west (Colonel Street)	Eastern terminus of KY 830
		Corbin	34.168	54.988	KY 1223 north	Southern terminus of KY 1223
		North Corbin	34.308	55.213	KY 3431 north	Southern terminus of KY 3431
		North Corbin	34.799	56.004	US 25 north / US 25E (Cumberland Gap Parkway) to I-75 – London, Barbourville, Cumberland Gap	Northern terminus; continues as US 25
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access Route transition

References

^ ^a ^b Rand McNally (2016). "Tennessee" (Map). The Road Atlas (2016 Walmart ed.). c. 1:1,900,800. Chicago: Rand McNally. p. 95. §§ B19, C19, D19–D20, L15-L16. ISBN 0-528-01329-7.
^ Rand McNally (2016). "Kentucky" (Map). The Road Atlas (2016 Walmart ed.). c. 1:1,900,800. Chicago: Rand McNally. p. 43. §§ L14, M13–M14, N13, N14. ISBN 0-528-01329-7.
^ Editor's note: The total mileage is only an estimate as TDOT does not have an official state highway mileage total report like the KYTC does.
^ Bureau of Public Roads; American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: U.S. Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons. {{cite map}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
^ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). Yarmouth, ME: Delorme. pp. 69, 86.^{[full citation needed]}
^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (2015). Kentucky Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
^ Kentucky Department of State Highways (September 15, 1939). Road Map of Kentucky (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of State Highways.
^ Kentucky Department of Highways (1957). Kentucky Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways. §§ H5-H6.
^ Elkins, H.B. (June 2, 1998). "H.B.'s Fun Facts About Kentucky Highways". Millennium Highway. Archived from the original on August 27, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2016.^{[self-published source]}
^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. "Official DMI Route Log: District 11". Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved July 7, 2016.

External links

US 25 at KentuckyRoads.com

[2016atlastn-1] Rand McNally (2016). "Tennessee" (Map). The Road Atlas (2016 Walmart ed.). c. 1:1,900,800. Chicago: Rand McNally. p. 95. §§ B19, C19, D19–D20, L15-L16. ISBN 0-528-01329-7.

[2016atlasky-2] Rand McNally (2016). "Kentucky" (Map). The Road Atlas (2016 Walmart ed.). c. 1:1,900,800. Chicago: Rand McNally. p. 43. §§ L14, M13–M14, N13, N14. ISBN 0-528-01329-7.

[3] Editor's note: The total mileage is only an estimate as TDOT does not have an official state highway mileage total report like the KYTC does.

[4] Bureau of Public Roads; American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: U.S. Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons. {{cite map}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

[5] DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). Yarmouth, ME: Delorme. pp. 69, 86.^{[full citation needed]}

[ky2015-6] Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (2015). Kentucky Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

[1939mapofky-7] Kentucky Department of State Highways (September 15, 1939). Road Map of Kentucky (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of State Highways.

[ky1957-8] Kentucky Department of Highways (1957). Kentucky Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways. §§ H5-H6.

[9] Elkins, H.B. (June 2, 1998). "H.B.'s Fun Facts About Kentucky Highways". Millennium Highway. Archived from the original on August 27, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2016.^{[self-published source]}

[DMI_Log_Dist_11-10] Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. "Official DMI Route Log: District 11". Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved July 7, 2016.

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